Tag: University of Tokyo
A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin
As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze.
#3 Story of 2022: Did Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?
The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.”
Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope
Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work.
Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water
As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings.
Did U of Tokyo Just Solve the Mystery of Life’s Origin?
Physicist Brian Miller explains that nothing remotely this dramatic occurred in the experiment.